FIC: In Brightest Day (Harry Potter/DC Comics, G)

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Title: In Brightest Day
Author:  captain_emily 
Fandom: Harry Potter/DC Comics crossover
Characters: Harry Potter
Rating: G

Word Count: 100 (drabble)

Disclaimer: I don’t own HP or the DCU.

Summary: Dumbledore was wrong about the ‘power he knows not.’

Author’s Notes: This was the result of an odd dream that I had a couple of nights ago. I’d eventually like to expand this idea into a novel-length fic.

Dumbledore was wrong.

In the end, ‘the power he knows not’ wasn’t anything as intangible as love. Nor was it a spectacular or rare magical ability, or a connection to any long-dead famous wizard.

No, ‘the power he knows not’ was something else entirely: a ring.

A small, green power ring, to be exact.

Now, Harry idly plays with the ring as he stands on the ramparts of Hogwarts, looking out at Voldemort’s approaching army. Thrusting his fist skyward, Harry throws his head back and begins to chant as a green glow surrounds him:

“In brightest day, in blackest night…”

 

Comments

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Thanks for the feedback! It makes me feel all warm and tingly inside. *huggles*

Sorry to disappoint you on the length. If it’s any consolation, I do have plans to expand it. =op

Actually, I was surprised how well-received this idea has been, but it makes me really happy when I hear someone say that they want to see it fleshed-out. So happy that since I’ve posted this drabble, I’ve come up with 20+ pages of notes. I have a vague outline of the plot, and as soon as I finish with my character biographies and stepsheet, I’ll be ready to begin the novel-length version.

I’ve actually taken Harry’s creativity into consideration. John Stewart, as a military man and architect, wasn’t a very creative Lantern, but he got the job done. However, I’ve never really cared for Stewart and didn’t want Harry to turn out like him. For the expansion, I’ve come up with two ways to help Harry learn to be more creative. First, he will be following in Kyle Rayner’s footsteps, who will (sort of) be available to act as a mentor of sorts. If Harry learns to think creatively from the very beginning, then he’ll be more likely to do so later on. Second, just the fact that Harry lives in the wizarding world helps quite a bit. With magic almost anything is possible, and Harry will (eventually) learn that the power ring works in much the same way.

Plus, the wizarding world is full of amazing things that are excellent fodder for one’s imagination—goblins, elves, centaurs, not to mention the various spells, hexes, or jinxes. Imagine an army of little, green energy constructs of Dobby--all wearing the GL symbol—attacking a team of Death Eaters. Or my personal favorite: using a pair of green sunglasses to block the basilisk’s killing gaze. (I’m so putting that in the story. =op )

Having Harry following Kyle also helped me to decide on the ring’s weakness as well. Kyle was the first GL that didn’t have to worry about an inherent weakness—like yellow or wood. Instead, his only weaknesses are those of his own mind and body. Although I did briefly consider using the yellow thing, I decided that it would have been an unnecessary complication in the long run.

Once again, thanks for reading and commenting!